News for the GT Computing Community
August 25, 2017
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New Student Club Helping Community Organizations with Code
For students who can code, or want to get better at it, and also want to make a difference in the local community, Bits of Good lets you do just that. The new GT Computing student group is now recruiting students for its fall semester software projects. Students from any major and any experience level are encouraged to apply. Read more

 Student News

IC Ph.D. Cohort Takes On Challenge Course 
  • Annie Antón is building community among new doctoral students 
  • Aug. 25
Read more
GVU Announces 2017 Foley Award & Distinguished MS Student Award Finalists 
  • Recognizing achievements of 12 students
  • 10th annual award celebration
  • Aug. 25
Read more

 Faculty News

Madness Reigns as GT Computing Faculty Share Research 
  • Session detailing research opportunities for graduate students
  • Aug. 22
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 #GTComputing in the News

Rise of the Killer Robots
  • Ron Arkin argues robots may be better at adhering to rules of war
  • Counterpunch
  • Aug. 23
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Ambient Music Made with Eclipse Data is Out of This World
  • Bruce Walker helping the visually impaired to hear the Great American Eclipse
  • Yahoo! News
  • Aug. 22
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HPC Researcher Moves to Georgia Tech
  • Vivek Sarkar joins GT Computing as the new Stephen Fleming Chair for Telecommunications
  • HPCwire
  • Aug. 16
Read more

 Bits & Bytes

• The Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP) is offering students the opportunity to tap into the rapidly changing discipline of cybersecurity through a variety of campus activities. These include a weekly lecture series featuring national and international thought leaders addressing key topics relating to cybersecurity.



Please send your contributions for Bits & Bytes to Ben Snedeker at albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu.

 Events

Aug. 29
GT Computing Distinguished Lecture
Mark Wegman, IBM
The Interaction of Changes in Society and Information Technology
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Klaus Bldg., Rm. 1116
Aug. 29
Bits of Good Kickoff Event
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
CCB 347
Aug. 31
Navigating Georgia Tech: A Guide to Success
11 a.m. - noon
CCB 346
Sept. 1
IDEaS Seminar Series
Sadaf Alam, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
Evolving an HPC Center for Diverse Workloads and Workflows
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
TSRB auditorium
Sept. 7
College of Computing Town Hall
11 a.m. - noon 
Klaus Bldg., Rm. 1116
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